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Rock Star Gary reflects on…Saturday Night’s Main Event VI!
Taped from Providence, RI Airdate: May 3, 1986 (taped 5/1) Attendance: not given Hosted by Vince McMahon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan This review is sponsored by Kay Jewelers! Thanks…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…Crockett Cup ’86
Live from New Orleans, LA Airdate: April 19, 1986 Attendance: 3,500 (afternoon), 13,000 (evening) Hosted by no one as there is ZERO commentary.
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WrestleMania 2!
In the supreme act of one-upmanship, due to Starrcade ’85 emanating from two locations, WrestleMania II emanated from THREE locations! If they keep this up, Starrcade ’86 could emanate from…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…Saturday Night’s Main Event V
Taped from Phoenix, AZ Airdate: March 1, 1986 (taped 2/15) Attendance: 12,000 Hosted by Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura This reflection is sponsored by Hot Pockets. Thanks, WWE…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Battle of the Belts II
Live from Orlando, FL Airdate: February 14, 1986 Attendance: unknown Hosted by Gordon Solie and Mike Graham Prior to the first match, Solie shills the latest copy of Pro Wrestling…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Superstars of the Superstation!
Live from Atlanta, GA Airdate: February 7, 1986 (taped 2/2) Attendance: 10,000 Hosted by Tony Schiavone and David Crockett…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event IV!
Taped from Tampa, FL Airdate: January 4, 1986 (taped 12/19/85) Attendance: not given Hosted by Vince McMahon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan/Jesse “The Body” Ventura Out by the swimming pool,…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WCCW Christmas Star Wars ’85!
Live from Dallas, TX Airdate: December 25, 1985 Attendance: 7,840 Hosted by Bill Mercer Unlike their regular TV tapings at the Sportatorium, this event was held at Reunion…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Starrcade ’85!
One of my all-time favorite shows... Live from both Greensboro, NC and Atlanta, GA Airdate: November 28, 1985 Attendance: sold out in both locations Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bob…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…The WWF Wrestling Classic
It's only fitting that I review a show from the Chicagoland area on the night the Cubs advance to the NLCS. Go Cubs! Live from Chicago, IL Rosemont,…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on Saturday Night’s Main Event III
As I promised earlier in the Daily thread, here is my latest reflection. Go Cubs! Taped from Hershey, PA Airdate: November 2, 1985 (taped 10/31) Attendance: 8,000 Hosted by Vince…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…Saturday Night’s Main Event II
Taped from East Rutherford, NJ Airdate: October 5, 1985 (taped 10/3) Attendance: 8,000 Hosted by Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura At the onset of the program, “Mean” Gene…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Battle of the Belts I
Live from Tampa, FL Airdate: September 2, 1985 Attendance: 7,600 Hosted by Gordon Solie and Mike Graham Similar to the WWF with WrestleMania, WCCW with the Parade of Champions, AWA…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza 1985
Live from Dallas, TX Airdate: October 6, 1985 Attendance: 26,000 Hosted by Bill Mercer This event took place during the Texas State Fair. The Cotton Bowl Stadium was built back…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…AWA Superclash I
Live from Chicago, IL Airdate: September 28, 1985 Attendance: 25,000 (20,347 paid) Hosted by Larry Nelson…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…Saturday Night’s Main Event
Taped from Uniondale, NY Airdate: May 11, 1985 (taped 5/10) Attendance: 8,300 Hosted by Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura I would like to apologize to my anal-retentive readership…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Great American Bash ’85
Live from Charlotte, NC Airdate: July 6, 1985 Attendance: 27,000 (32,000 was quoted within the video) Hosted by Gordon Solie and Bill Apter Match commentary by Tony Schiavone…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WCCW 2nd annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
Live from Irving, TX Airdate: May 5, 1985 Attendance: 26,153 Hosted by Marc Lowrance.
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…WWF WrestleMania
Live from New York, NY Airdate: March 31, 1985 Attendance: 19,121 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura Here we are--the very first WrestleMania that has spawned over…
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Rock Star Gary reflects on…NWA Starrcade ’84
Live from Greensboro, NC Airdate: November 22, 1984 Attendance: 16,000 Hosted by Gordon Solie and Bob Caudle…
